My bike is my happy place. When I ride, I feel like all is ok with the world and with my life. Regardless of how tired I am, or how bad my day has been, jumping on my bike and pedalling seems to calm my nerves and stress. I remember when my son, Craig, passed […]
Goals for 2015
Probably, I should say upfront that I don’t believe in New Year Resolutions. Mostly they are “pie in the sky”, usually made in hope, with no planning involved at all. I’m sure that by the end of the first week in January, most New Year Resolutions have been long forgotten. That’s not to say […]
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Xmas present
Here’s my Xmas present. From me. To me. As I am now living on the ,O’Keefe Rail_Trail I thought it made sense to get a bike suitable for off-road riding. Road riding will still be my preference, but I love getting into the bush, so riding the railtrail will be a great alternative. I took […]
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Benefits of Cycling
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Photos from today’s ride
Back to serious training now. Since completing the Camino, I’ve been fluffing about a bit but it’s now time to start clocking up decent ks again. 2015 is going to be the year of cycling for me, so I have entered a few events to keep me motivated. More on them as they get closer. […]
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Great Victorian Bike Ride 2015
It was announced over the past weekend, that The Great Victorian Bike Ride is being held in the Central Goldfields of Victoria in 2015. This is the area where I live, so I’m very excited to put it in the diary. I’ve been thinking of doing this ride next year anyway, but now that the […]
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Axedale Ride
This week I did my first ride around the Axedale area. The ride was quite hilly. I have a love/hate relationship with hills, but they are the best way to train to increase fitness, so I try to think of the benefits rather than the pain. The day was very windy and with the hills, […]
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Great Cycling Challenge results
The Great Cycle Challenge for kids cancer was for the month of October only. So it’s now over for another year. There were amazing results daily on the website. But the final tally of kilometres ridden and dollars raised was gobsmackingly incredible. Here’s a snap from the home page. But click here to read more […]
